Checkpoint for Tuesday 10 March 2009

6:57 PM.Russia's entry to the Eurovision song contest has met with controversy. Audio

6:50 PM.The Palestinian refugee camp was the scene of fierce clashes that have left the area in need of work. Audio

6:45 PM.Researchers have conducted a year-long study, during which participants found the number of serious attacks were halved. Audio

6:42 PM.It's the latest in a series of incidents involving alcohol and inappropriate behaviour. Audio

6:35 PM.Lincoln University and AgResearch, the largest Crown Research Institute, announced a proposed mega-merger today in Wellington. Audio

6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:29 PM.A kangaroo crashed through the window of a couple in Canberra and started jumping on them. Audio

6:25 PM.Student Job Search says the numbers signing up for their service are up 27 percent on the same time last year. Audio

6:23 PM.A 26-year-old woman is facing a variety of disorder and assault charges after allegedly to trying bite a police officer. Audio

6:17 PM.The ban on government funding for research using embryonic stem cells has now been lifted. Audio

6:15 PM.The Government is expected to announce more details of a nine-day fortnight tomorrow. Audio

6:10 PM.The Ministry for the Environment - which employs around 300 staff, most of them policy advisers - announced it's restructuring plans today. Audio

6:07 PM.A former detective senior sergeant, James Doyle, was second in command of the investigation into the deaths. Audio

5:58 PM.Mr al Turabi was imprisoned after expressing support for the International Criminal Court. Audio

5:54 PM.They want to ban events such as the Boobs on Bikes parade. Audio

5:50 PM.The ACC Minister Nick Smith has announced that from July the levy for car registrations will increase by 32 dollars. Audio

5:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio

5:44 PM.PNG has one of the region's highest cases of HIV/AIDS, with some estimates saying up to 200 thousand people are infected. Audio

5:41 PM.The Corrections Department is currently talking with staff about the prospect of putting two beds in every cell. Audio

5:36 PM.AgResearch and Lincoln University say their plan will create a world-class university. Audio

5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

5:28 PM.However ACC Minister Dr Nick Smith has labelled ACC technically insolvent. Audio

5:25 PM.Northern Ireland is facing it's biggest political crisis in years after the fatal shooting of a police officer in the province. Audio

5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:17 PM.34 year old Andrew Michael Scotland from Waipu died, when his hang glider nose dived into the ground. Audio

5:15 PM.The Labour Party says the Government is doing too little, too late. Audio

5:12 PM.About 60 of the company's 105 workers will be made redundant. Audio

5:08 PM.David Bain is being retried for the murder of his parents and three siblings in Dunedin in 1994. Audio